Ten Things We Learned from the Packers 28-21 Win Over the Bears in Week 14

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By: Gil Martin

Ten Things We Learned from the Packers 28-21 Win Over the Bears in Week 14

The Green Bay Packers got three touchdown passes from Jordan Love and some clutch running by Josh Jacobs to defeat the Chicago Bears 28-21. Keisean Nixon clinched the win with an interception in the end zone in the closing seconds. The win improves the Packers record to 9-3-1 while the Bears drop to 9-4. Here are 10 things we learned from the Packers 28-21 win over the Bears in Week 14:

Number One: Jordan Love Stepped Up

Love was efficient and came up with some big plays to overcome an early interception. The shortest of Love’s three touchdown passes was from 23 yards out. Love was confident and read defenses well.

For the game, he completed 17-of-25 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns, good for a quarterback rating of 120.7.

The Packers never trailed in this game. Love did a good job of responding when the Bears tied the game midway through the fourth quarter. He led the Packers right back downfield for the winning score.

Love didn’t get rattled in clutch situations and it always felt like he would find a way to win the game. The Packers were an impressive 8-of-12 on third downs in this game which was key to the win.

Number Two: The Packers Started Fast

The Packers led 14-3 at halftime and dominated the first two quarters. At the intermission, the Pack had outgained Chicago 207-71.

By taking this lead, the Packers prevented the Bears from running the football as often as they liked and forced them to play catch up football. While Chicago deserves credit for getting back into the game in the second half, the early lead changed the dynamics of the game and allowed the Packers to keep the Bears offense from playing to their strengths.

Number Three: Christian Watson Is WR 1

Christian Watson continues to be the first among equals among Packers receivers. Now that he’s fully healthy, he gives Love a better deep downfield target and helps create opportunities for his teammates because defenses must respect his speed and downfield ability.

Watson was tied for the team lead with four targets and caught all four of them for 89 yards and two touchdowns. His second score came on a crossing pattern and featured a great run after the catch by Watson.

No doubt Love is looking Watson’s way in key situations. His healthy return is one reason the offense has been better during the Packers four-game winning streak.

Number Four: The Packers Defense Slowed the Run in the First Half

The Bears entered this game as the number two rushing offense in the league. In the first half, the Packers limited them to 48 yards on 13 carries, with a long gain of just seven yards.

The Bears went just 1-for-7 on third downs in the first half because they struggled to run the football and were often in third and long situations.

Getting Quay Walker back in the lineup gave the Packers more speed to stop the run and that helped.

In the second half, Chicago made adjustments and started to move the ball more effectively on the ground. But by then, they were behind and couldn’t run as often as they originally intended.

Number Five: Keisean Nixon Had a Big Finish to a Tough Game

This game didn’t start too well for Nixon. He was called for two personal foul penalties for unnecessary roughness which were costly to the Packers on the Bears first scoring drive. One of the calls was questionable as a Bears player had his hands on Nixon’s throat and that wasn’t called. Still, Nixon needs to do a better job of keeping his cool on the field sometimes.

Nixon was also beaten on some key pass plays in the second half. But with the game on the line, the team’s top cover corner came up big and intercepted Caleb Williams in the end zone to clinch the win.

Like all quality cornerbacks, Nixon has a short memory and managed to bounce back and come up big in the clutch when his team needed him the most.

Number Six: Josh Jacobs Stepped Up

Jacobs had another strong game and was the key player on the winning touchdown drive. There may not be any player in the game right now who is better at making tacklers miss in close quarters. Jacobs can fake out a linebacker in a phone booth. His ability to elude tackles and gain extra yards after contact was huge.

On the final drive, he ran for 36 yards and caught a pass for six yards. On at least three of those plays, he gained more yards than expected by adding a burst of speed or power or putting a fake on an approaching defender.

Jacobs finished the game with 86 yards on 20 carries and scored what proved to be the game-winning score. He raised his game when the team needed him the most.

The Packers will need some more strong performances from Jacobs down the stretch this season.

Number Seven: The Packers Offensive Line Kept Jordan Love Clean

The Green Bay offensive line continues to do a good job of protecting the quarterback. The Bears managed just one sack, and one quarterback hit all game.

When Love has a clean pocket, he can throw the ball downfield effectively. Love averaged almost 14 yards per completion in this game, and all three scoring plays were from 20 yards out or more.

The Green Bay runners also averaged 4.5-yards per carry in this game, so the offensive line stepped up and played well in a big game.

Number Eight: Bo Melton and Jayden Reed Helped

He only made one catch all day, but Bo Melton made it count. He caught a 45-yard bomb from Love for a touchdown in the second quarter. Melton also contributed on special teams, returning a kick for 30 yards.

Melton was supposed to be converted to cornerback this season, but he’s still finding ways to contribute on offense.

Meanwhile, Jayden Reed returned to the lineup for the first time since Week 2 and made four catches on four targets for 31 yards. He also ran the ball on two jet sweeps for 22 yards.

Reed gives the Packers someone who can run those jet sweeps and catch short and intermediate level passes. He was open on at least one other occasion when Love threw elsewhere.

Getting Reed back and getting a big play from Melton truly helped the Packers offense in this game.

Number Nine: The Pass Rush Was There

The Packers only managed one sack in this game, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t get pressure on Williams. The Bears signal caller is mobile and did a good job of eluding pressure.

Kingsley Enagbare came up with the only sack of the game, but the Packers did have six quarterback hits and many pressures. Enagbare also made a key stop on a third and one that helped the Packers late in the game.

Micah Parsons had two hits and several pressures. He was also being held on many plays but never got a call when he was.

The Green Bay pass rush was able to impact this game even if they didn’t put up outrageous sack numbers.

Number 10: The Packers Are In First Place

With this win, the Packers are now in first place in the NFC North, one half game ahead of the second-place Bears. The Lions remain in the hunt as well after they won their game this week as well.

The Pack is now 4-0 against NFC North opponents after going 1-5 a year ago. They have recorded one win against Minnesota and Chicago and swept the Lions thus far. They will need continued success in division contests, especially in the rematch in Chicago in two weeks.

Now, the Packers face another top opponent in the Denver Broncos as they head west in the high altitude. There is precious little margin for error in the final four games this season if the Packers hope to win their division and have a chance at a first-round bye in the playoffs.

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